martin luther vampire

cashel brought his picture home the other day.

jason was watching cashel brush his teeth as i walked into the room with my tongue sticking through the hole in MLK's mouth (because i though that's what the kids had been doing...silly me) and i said, "who's this bud?"
and he said: "martin luther king vampire"

hmmmm.....

that's not exactly the response we expected.

do we want our boy to know who MLK is?  of course! and he'e learning that from us and at school.  the next day i asked him what MLK did and he said, "he helped people be who they are," which is, i think, a great answer for a 4 year old.

his uncle brian was over the next night. his gay uncle, i should say.

that's important because, well, he's gay and we love him and totally support his rights.  we told him and showed him the picture, which he got a kick out of.

well....

about a minute later jason and i both figured out to ask cashel, "were you the only one who made martin luther king a vampire?" to which he responded, "well, courtney scratched out one of his eyes and he was a pirate!"

...there you go folks. hopefully no one is offended by four year old thoughts....

wit

you are strong-minded and intelligent. you are actively creative and dynamic. your quick wit is apparent from the get-go. your intelligence doesn't come from pure academics--you work from your gut instincts, which more often than not steer you on the right course. your enthusiasm is strong, but you can also be quick to tire of one particular thing. although you are independent and rather willful, you won't disregard others' wisdom. because you have many talents and interests, you can easily stray from your path. your biggest challenge in life is to stay focused.

this is the horoscope for someone born on november 10....cashel's birthday.

he has the "quick wit" part down.

exhibit a: (last night at dinner - just he and i)

me: cashel, don't you love spaghetti?

cashel: (getting out of his chair) you know what i love mommy?

me: what cashel?

cashel: (walks over with a sly smile and gives me a hug then sits back down)

me: oh, that was so sweet!  i love that!

cashel:  mommy? do you know what i love?

me: what cashel?

cashel: (walks over with a sly smile and gives me a hug then sits back down)

me:  wow.  that's really sweet.

cashel:  mommy? do you know what's sweet?

me: what cashel? (i know what's coming)

cashel: (yet another hug and a sly smile)

he knows this is gold.

later that night when wrestling with daddy he stops wrestling and, without saying a word, gives his dad a big hug, then resumes wrestling.

love that kid.